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Nicole KabanyanaOffice of the Auditor General of Rwanda Principal Auditor Gallery
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My FellowshipMy Canadian placement:Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of Alberta. My Canadian audit team:I was part of a team auditing Indigenous children’s services, led by Audit Manager Tej Deol. My most valuable learning:Two valuable things I learned are:
How my Canadian colleagues and mentors helped me:They all helped me to adapt easily in a working environment where everything seemed new. Canadian colleagues invited us to many family activities and this helped us feel very comfortable during our stay in Canada. What I enjoyed most:I enjoyed working in Alberta and experiencing my first winter there. I enjoyed the lunch learning session where many experiences were shared in a friendly environment. My audit plan:Environmental Protection of Riverbanks and Lakes in RwandaI developed my audit plan project with the guidance of my mentors, Audit Principals Ruth Schneidmiller and Maureen Manning of OAG Alberta and CAAF Associate Frank Barrett. The connection to my country’s development priorities:Rwanda’s growing population is anticipated to increase demand on available water sources while the country is already experiencing water scarcity. It is important that activities implemented today allow Rwanda to meet its demand for water for current and future generations. My planned audit will examine whether the Ministry of Environment has planned, guided and monitored the implementation of water-use policies to promote sustainable protection of lakes and rivers. This will contribute to Rwanda’s National Strategy for Transformation, as well as Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water. By looking at gender mainstreaming within water-use regulations, the audit will also contribute to SDG 5, Gender Equality. How CAAF and my host office helped:CAAF and mentors in Alberta helped me on a daily basis to develop the audit plan. Mentors provided me with practical examples of other audits relating to my topic and this helped so much with finding how to make a proper plan. The skills and knowledge I improved by developing this plan:By developing this audit plan, I improved knowledge relating to how to consider gender equality and other Sustainable Development Goals within a performance audit and how this may also help with scoping an audit. My future impact:The new knowledge I’m most excited to share with my colleagues:I am most excited to share various tools and audit resources (root cause analysis, gender risk assessment tool, and more) provided by CAAF through trainings. The various tools will help improve the quality of the audit work within the SAI. The difference I hope to make:By incorporating gender equality in my audit plan, I will contribute to making the gender mainstreaming of the policies practical and help show its importance to society. In general, linking an audit topic to a certain SDG helps with evaluating government efforts towards the achievement of goals set and how this improves the lives of citizens. My professional goals:As a graduate Fellow, I will use various CAAF resources to develop the professional auditing skills of my colleagues. |
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My Experience |
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The most Canadian thing I did was…skating. What surprised me most when I arrived in Canada was…more hours of daylight. My favourite cultural experience in Canada was…visiting the Legislature of Alberta. What I’ll miss most about Canada is…walking around the office during lunchtime. Something few Canadians know about my country is…the safety and beauty of my country. |
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